Reading Time: < 1 minute Kansas City-based grain buyer Bartlett has agreed to buy Ceres Global Ag Corp.
Bartlett to buy Ceres Global Ag Corp
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China’s April soy imports from Brazil fall 22.2 per cent from previous year
Reading Time: < 1 minute China's soybean imports from Brazil fell 22.2 per cent in April from a year earlier, data showed on Tuesday, as harvest delays, logistics issues and prolonged customs clearance disrupted shipments.
Canada annual inflation rate falls, but rise in core measures is tricky for central bank
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's inflation rate fell to 1.7 per cent in April, largely due to a drop in energy prices after the removal of the consumer carbon tax.
Bird flu in top chicken exporter Brazil triggers trade bans
Reading Time: 3 minutes Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm on Friday, triggering a country-wide trade ban from China and state-wide restrictions for other major consumers.
New agriculture minister hopes to engage farmers
Heath MacDonald says interprovincial trade and Pest Management Regulatory Agency reform are among his priorities
Reading Time: 3 minutes New federal agriculture minister Heath MacDonald hopes to engage farmers across Canada on the issues that matter most.
Seeding at halfway mark in Saskatchewan
Good weather aids planting
Reading Time: 2 minutes Favourable weather has allowed Saskatchewan farmers to make good seeding progress, with 49 per cent of intended acres in the ground as of May 12, according to the latest provincial report. That's up from 31 per cent the previous week and compares with the five-year average of 32 per cent.
Deere tops second-quarter estimates, trims annual profit forecast
Shares up five per cent
Reading Time: < 1 minute Deere & Co cut the lower end of its annual profit forecast on Thursday but topped Wall Street expectations for second-quarter results aided by cost-saving measures and inventory management, sending its shares up five per cent.
New ag minister named for Newfoundland and Labrador
Hogan appoints Labrador MHA Lisa Dempster to post
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lisa Dempster, the MHA for the southeastern Labrador riding of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair, was sworn in on May 9 as the province's minister for fisheries, forestry and agriculture.
Anthrax found in Saskatchewan cattle
Lab results have confirmed that cattle in northwestern Saskatchewan died of anthrax.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lab results have confirmed that cattle in northwestern Saskatchewan died of anthrax.
Industry welcomes Heath MacDonald as new agriculture minister
Reading Time: 4 minutes Agriculture groups across Canada are congratulating Heath MacDonald on his new role as federal agriculture minister.
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